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Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai
★ 8.5/10•1954•3h 27m•NR•Action•Drama

Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

Akira Kurosawa · Director

Shinobu Hashimoto · Screenplay

Hideo Oguni · Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime3h 27m
LanguageJA
Release DateApr 26, 1954
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$105,000,000

Actors

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kikuchiyo

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kambei Shimada

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Gorobei Katayama

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Kyuzo

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Heihachi Hayashida

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Shichiroji

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Katsushiro Okamoto

Keiko Tsushima

Keiko Tsushima

Shino

Yukiko Shimazaki

Yukiko Shimazaki

Rikichi's Wife

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Manzô - Father of Shino

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Mosuke

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Yohei

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Rikichi

Kokuten Kōdō

Kokuten Kōdō

Gisaku, the Old Man

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Kidnapper

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Coolie A

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